In this interview, shot by the Criterion Collection in 2018, Ron Briley, author of 'The Ambivalent Legacy of Elia Kazan: The Politics of the Post-HUAC Films', discusses the origins of the Lonesome Rhodes character in the biographies of populist celebrities such as Will Rogers and Arthur Godfrey. He also addresses the political implications of 'A Face in the Crowd' (1957) within the context of Kazan's career.
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John Candy: I Like Me79%
Directed by John Ford70%
I Am Heath Ledger74%
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Sidney70%
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My Mom Jayne80%
Seduced and Abandoned62%
Public Speaking70%
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Extremis69%
A Decade Under the Influence79%
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Report61%
Love, Antosha74%
Being James Bond77%
The Velvet Underground67%
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